It will be a long, long wait for Covid herd immunity
Opinion: The ongoing crisis over the Covid-positive person who visited Wellington from Sydney raises questions about the Government’s zero Covid stance, writes Professor Ananish Chaudhuri.
Software tool breathes life into post-COVID office airflow
As offices nationwide spring back to life, interior space designers and architects will soon have an easy-to-use planning tool to put indoor workplace furniture, staff and partitions – quite literally – in their proper place.
Upgrading PPE for staff working on COVID-19 wards cut hospital-acquired infections dramatically
When Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge upgraded its face masks for staff working on COVID-19 wards to filtering face piece 3 (FFP3) respirators, it saw a dramatic fall – up to 100% – in hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections among these staff.
Two COVID-19 Vaccines Show Safety, Strong Immunity in Infant Model
A group of scientists led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian reported that the Moderna mRNA vaccine...
Hundreds of young people receive first Covid-19 jabs during two-day walk-in vaccination drive for...
A walk-in vaccination service at Kingston University saw hundreds of students, staff and young people aged 18 and over from across the borough visit campus to receive their first doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
New Zealand is right to pause travel to Australia. It buys time to upgrade...
With the trans-Tasman travel bubble burst, now is the time to upgrade our Covid response against the threat of a Delta variant outbreak. Read more from University of Canterbury's Dr Matt Hobbs in a new article on The Conversation.
Can mRNA vaccines affect my genetic code?
This opinion piece, by Associate Professor Archa Fox from the UWA School of Human Sciences and School of Molecular Sciences and her colleagues, was published in The Conversation on Friday 25 June 2021.
New Zealand approves Pfizer vaccine for young people from 12 to 15, but they’ll...
In a new article on The Conversation, UC's Professor Michael Plank writes that vaccinating young people is key to ensuring our community is protected from Covid-19.
UM survey shows over 60 per cent of Macao residents intent to receive COVID-19...
A research team from the University of Macau (UM) Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS) recently conducted a survey on the intention of Macao residents to receive COVID-19 vaccine and its influencing factors in Macao.
Monash receives $5m grant for COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
Monash University has received $5 million from the Victorian Government to manufacture the first Australian batch of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for clinical trials...
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